scholarly journals Time-Bound Opportunity Costs of Informal Care: Consequences for Access to Professional Care, Caregiver Support, and Labour Supply Estimates

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolter H.J. Hassink ◽  
Bernard van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
Professional Care

scholarly journals Labour Supply and Informal Care Responses to Health Shocks within Couples: Evidence from the UKHL

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annarita Macchioni Giaquinto ◽  
Andrew M. Jones ◽  
Nigel Rice ◽  
Francesca Zantomio
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Health Shocks

Economic valuation of informal care: Lessons from the application of the opportunity costs and proxy good methods

2006 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard van den Berg ◽  
Werner Brouwer ◽  
Job van Exel ◽  
Marc Koopmanschap ◽  
Geertrudis A.M. van den Bos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Opportunity Costs

scholarly journals Informal caregiver support needs and burden: a survey in Lithuania

BMJ Open ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e054607
Author(s):  
Ieva Biliunaite ◽  
Evaldas Kazlauskas ◽  
Robbert Sanderman ◽  
Gerhard Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Informal Caregiver ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
High Burden ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionA demand for informal care exists worldwide. Lithuania presents an interesting case example where the need for the informal care is increasing, but relatively little research has been conducted documenting caregivers’ experiences and needs.ObjectivesThe main objective of this study was to investigate Lithuanian informal caregiver characteristics, support needs and burden. In addition, the impact of the COVID-19 on the caregiver’s and care receiver’s well-being was investigated.MethodsThe study was conducted online between May and September 2020. Informal caregivers and individuals with informal caregiving experiences were invited to participate in the survey. The survey questionnaire comprised 38 multiple-choice items including participant demographic characteristics, availability of the support, support needs, well-being and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, caregiver burden was assessed with the 24-item Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI).ResultsA total of 226 individuals completed the survey. Most of the participants were women (87.6%). Almost half of the participants (48.7%) were not receiving any support, and a total of 73.9% expressed a need to receive more professional support. Participants were found to experience high burden on the CBI (M=50.21, SD=15.63). Women were found to be significantly more burdened than men (p=0.011). Even though many participants experienced psychological problems (55.8%), only 2.2% were receiving any psychological support. Finally, majority of the participants did not experience any changes in their own (63.7%) or the well-being of their care receiver (68.1%) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.ConclusionMost of the participants were identified as intensive caregivers experiencing a high burden. A majority did not experience changes in their well-being due to COVID-19. We propose several recommendations for increasing accessibility and availability of support for informal caregivers in Lithuania based on the study findings.

scholarly journals The opportunity costs of informal care: does gender matter?

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 781-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Carmichael ◽  
Susan Charles
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Opportunity Costs

Benefit payments, informal care and female labour supply

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 411-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Carmichael ◽  
Susan Charles
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Female Labour Supply ◽  
Female Labour

Opportunity costs of drug prohibition

Addiction ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 92 (9) ◽  
pp. 1179-1182
Author(s):  
Robert S. Gable
Keyword(s):  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
Drug Prohibition
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